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An international team led by China has reported an 83% success rate in anticipating major earthquakes using a phenomenon termed "seismo-ripples." The study verified anomalous seismic, magnetic, and ionospheric resonance signals against 12 major earthquakes in China between 2022 and 2024. Published in NPJ Natural Hazards, the findings challenge the long-standing scientific belief that such events are unpredictable.
Researchers argue that Western Australia's microbialites, representing Earth's oldest evidence of life, face imminent destruction from human activity. The commentary highlights how tourism and over-collection have damaged sites like Lake Clifton and Shark Bay, urging protection for these fragile geological archives essential to understanding biological evolution.
New research indicates Thwaites Glacier is melting more aggressively than previously projected due to tidal pumping mechanisms allowing warm ocean water penetration. This could double its impact on global sea level rise, with potential collapse raising seas by over 2 feet directly and adding another 10 feet from the wider Antarctic ice sheet.